Repeal of the One Fall Rule Unsuccessful

Efforts to repeal the one fall rule were unsuccessful when the USEF Board of Directors voted not to approve the proposed rule change at today's Board Meeting at the USEF Annual Meeting in Cincinnati. The rule will remain the same as it was written in 2008.

EV142 Cross-Country—Definitions of Faults4. FALLS.a. A competitor is considered to have fallen when he is separated from his horse insuch a way as to necessitate remounting or vaulting into the saddle.b. A horse is considered to have fallen when at the same time both its shoulder andquarters have touched either the ground or the obstacle and the ground.c. A fall will always be penalized when it occurs between the elements of an obstaclecomposed of several elements (A B C).